The Reds Pinks and Purples albums

2023

Town Cursed Your Name - 84%

Glenn Donaldson has carried this moniker make album after album of the same thing over and over (7 albums in the last 4 years), but I am very glad he stays the course so consistently. This album has a dejected feel, like these songs come and go and are kind of tossed off and feel like they were written on they fly, but somehow so many of them stick in your head. Much like bands he must get compared to a lot like The Smiths, American Music Club, Mark Kozelek, Donaldson really has a way of putting his personal stories on display for the world that we can simplify with.

He is introspective in a dancy song that reflects it title “What is a Friend?”, but also as light as air. “Life in the Void” could be a song about despair but somehow we come out feeling better about ourselves. “Here Comes the Lunar Hand” sucks us down, but also lifts us up. Best of all, “Town that Cursed your Name” tells the tale of being out of synch with your surroundings but also being ok with  that, as sometimes the things we plan don’t always work out but we still press on. There’s still those coffee shops where you can read books and there are still songs and albums that catch our attention, even if we may not know much about them at first. A record like this makes you want to learn more about its creator and really about yourself.

Best Songs: The Town that Cursed your Name, Life in the Void, Here Comes the Lunar Hand, What Is a Friend